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VOL VII NO. 26IRAN'S .LARGE BID: To Build a Government Manof-War.Brief Sketch of Ship-Building onPacific Coast During Past Year,Which Was Unprecedentedi With Many More for Next Year.■'— For the first time in the history of'' the state of Washington one of itscitizens has perhaps successfully bid- i to the United States government to- build one of its proposed men of war.'} The firm of Moran Bros., who somel[ years .ago began operations in thisr city, has steadily grown and kept*j pace with this thriving city, and theirplant is now equal in every respect to< many of the plants to be found inJ the East that are yearly receiving: contracts from the government tov build large vessels for its service.■;; Bids were advertised for for the-• building of men-of-war by the govr. ernment within the past few months,•;:• and it occurred to the Moran Bros.,■ as well as their friends, that theyv could successfully bid for such work,I and therefore the necessary papersT were drawn up, bonds prepared and'y all other preliminary work carefullyprepared and the Moran Bros.if. filed their bid along with others from;. the Eastern states. But recentlyt these bids were opened by the government authorities, and it was'-...jfownd that the Morans' bid stood; : third on the list, which may after; due consideration be found firston the list, and that a great,- man-of-war that the government issoon to build will be done at thisport. If this be true, Seattle will receive from the government at leastone million dollars. The bid fromT Moran Bros, from Puget sound, hasi moved the Scientific American tomake the following observations re.': garding ship building along the Pa.:: cific coast during the past year:Pacific Coast Ship Building.The ship building industry on the:;i Pacific coast for the past three yearsi has enjoyed a period of extraordi: nary activity. From January, 1898,to September, 1900, thirty-two: months, the number of new shipsbuilt aggregated seventy-four, witha total tonnage capacity of 37,910.Government vessels are not includedin the list. Of the new craft, fortyfive, with a tonnage of 14,229 tons,. were schooners, five were barkentines of 4,597 tons, one was a bargeof 682 tons, and twenty-three weresteamers having a tonnage of 18,452.The largest of the schooners rated985 tons, and of the steamers, 4,597tons. . -Of the latter, three, aggregating7,298 tons, were built of iron, theothers of wood. San Francisco buildv ers were the constructors of the larger number of both iron and woodenships; but almost every port on the-'-■■ coast, from San Pedro to Pugetsound, wherever the necessary supplies of lumber were to be had, contributed to the total result. Creditable as the exhibit is, the outlook iseven more flattering. There is not aship builder along the 2,000 miles. of coast who has not all the workcontracted for that can possibly behandled, and who could not easilyduplicate his present undertakings ifthe supply of labor warranted it..-The cause of this prosperity iseasily explained. For many yearsprior to 1898 the industry languished, and the carrying trade, whichhad been stimulated by artificial"booms," was greatly depressed.Dividends on marine property were: small. The earnings were swallowedby heavy expenses. Losses at seawere not made good, and the actualnumber of coast ships considerablydecreased.Just at the time that the maritimeprospect seemed darkest, the extraordinary development of Alaska began. It was found that the number; of vessels available for this profitable traffic was far below the demand. Every vessel that could be" procured was chartered for the Alas-I procured was chartered the Alaska trade. High charters causedmany to be withdrawn from thecoast carrying trade, and a considerable scarcity of vessels for ordinaryrequirements began to be felt.- It was thought that the Alaska demand would be but temporary; butthe contrary proved to be the case.It continued to increase, and isbound to be permanent. The CapeNome traffic of the present yearm withdrew at least a hundred vessels8" of all sorts from available supplies;Rand with be permanent. The CapeNome traffic of the present yearwithdrew at least a hundred vesselsof all sorts from available supplies;and with new discoveries along theiWaska coast, and the location of| ■nips that indicate every sign ofpermanency, the demand for a■ gmter number of craft than was re- 1The SEATTLE REPUBLICANquired in 1900 is undoubted. Thecharters for 1901 for the carryingtrade of the far north already assurethis. The increased demand forvessels for the Hawaiian and Philippine trade has greatly depleted thecoast fleet, until there is an actual insufficiency of vessels for the ordinary coastwise traffic. The dispersion of a great number of vessels todistant points occurs at a time whenthe conditions of Pacific ports aremore prosperous than for many years,and when trade is remarkably active.,Ocean freights have continued to advance, until 50 shillings is asked onwheat charters to Liverpool, yet,even at this extraordinary figure,there are but few vessels available.The value of cereals in California,Oregon and Washington are uncommonly depressed, not because foodstuffs are not in demand, but for thereason that transportation cannot beengaged to deliver them.Except in one instance, the singletonnage capacity of the new ships isnot noticeably great; but the generalaverage indicates a gradual increasein size. The steamer Califronian, aniron ship of 4,597 tons, built for theHawaiian trade, and now in the Philippines, is the largest vessel of herclass ever launched on the Westerncoast. If we except the steamschooner, a vessel which is said to beof a type peculiar to Pacific coast waters, the coastvessels do not differ greatlyin character from those constructedelsewhere in the United States. Thelargest schooner ever built was of600 tons. These vessels are designed for the shallow harbors of thecoast, and are, consequently, all oflight draught and exceptional beam.Their carrying capacity is great andtheir seaworthiness uncommonlygood. Most of them are fitted forpassenger traffic, and have cabins onthe upper deck aft, though in someinstances the cabins are in the center. They are fitted with compoundengines, and have an average speedof ten knots. Being schoonerrigged, they are largely independentof steam propulsion. The type iseconomical as regards the runningexpenses, both of crew and motivepower.SUPERIOR JUDGES.Superior judges, state of Wash- Iington, elected November 6, 1900,compiled by J. W. Lysons, assistantsecretary Republican state committee:C. H. Neal, District,Adams, Chelan. Douglas, Ferry, Lincoln and Okanogan counties; address, Davenport.Mason T. Irwin, —Chehalismd Mason counties; Aberdeen.George C. Hatch, Rep.—Clallam,Tefferson and Island counties; PortAngeles.A. L. Miller, Rep.—Clarke, Skamania, Cowlitz and Klickitat counties; Vancouver.C. F. Miller, Columbia,GJarfield and Asotin counties; Dayton.A. E. Griffin, Rep.— county;Seattle.W. R. Bell, Rep.King county;Seattle.Boyd J. 'Tallman, Rep.-—Kingcounty; Seattle.;J. C. Denny, Rep.—Snohomishand.Kitsap counties; Everett.A. E. Rice, Rep.—Lewis, Pacificand Wahkiakum counties; Centralia.George W. Belt, Dem.—Spokanecounty; Spokane.Win. E. Richardson, Dem.Spokane and Stevens counties; Spokane.W. H. Snell, Rep.—Pierce county;Tacoma.Thad Huston, Rep.—Pierce county; Tacoma.W. O. Chapman, Rep. —Piercecounty; Tacoma.Geo. A. Joiner, Rep.—Skagit andSan Juan counties; Anacortes.0. V. Linn, —Thurstoncounty; Olympia.Thos. 11. Brents, Rep.—Walla county; Walla Walla.Hiram E. Hadley, Rep.—Whatcom county; New Whateom.S. J. Chadwick, Dem.—Whitmancounty; CoifFrank H. Eudkin, —Yakimaand Kittitas counties; North Yakima.Telephone Main 3d5 for deskroom. Steam heat.i————————————' Desk room for rent, 714 3rd Are.ITEMS OFINTERESTCulled and Collected From theWorld of Science.A General Observation of Men andThings—Facts and Figures AboutNations and Their Customs-Uncle Sam's Great CommercialIncrease.Recently an African native visitedEngland, and on seeing snow lie described it as "rain gone to sleep.*'Coal throughout the entire worldbrings the highest price in SouthAfrica and the lowest in China.The apple orchards in the state ofIllinois are estimated to cover 500,--000 acres of the best land in thestate.Lactraid is a substitute that israpidly taking the place of celluloid.It is cheaper, and is produced fromskimmed milk.Cincinnati is enjoying a streetcar line boom. There are no lessthan eight lines being built and extended in that city at present.American oysters are coming moreand more in use in Germany. Thisis caused from the increasing cost ofHolland oysters.The late census says that there areone million four hundred, more farmers in the United States than therewere in 1890.It is said that Andrew Carnegie'smanager on his Scotch estate is theself-same man who taught Mr. Carnegie to operate a telegraph instrument.The coinage of the mints of theUnited States for the month of November was 14,272,000 pieces,valued at $16,545,120. The outputof silver dollars was $2,462,000. .The surplus accumulated in theUnited States treasury since the beginning of the present fiscal year is$21,105,819. The receipts in November amounted* to $48,344,514,and the expenditures $41,278,660.The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. for the month ofOctober, 1900, •showed a gross earning of $2,608,215.20, which was anincrease of $255,201.88 over thegross earnings of October, 1899.At the Paris exposition there wasa litle showcase, wherein were displayed the more important Indiancorn product? of this country. Theymade an amazing display, includingthe following articles:John L. Sullivan, the famous fistic champion, has just recently beendischarged from a hospital, wherehe has been very ill for the past fewmonths. During his illness he lostabout thirty pounds, but he now tipsthe beam at 280 pounds.The Associated Press dispatches'report that 20,000 persons passedthrough the capital of Minnesotaand viewed the remains of the lateCushman K. Davis. The tributepaid to the distinguished dead wasgreater than that ever before paid toany other public man in Minnesota.At present there are 30,935 national banks in operation in the Uniof $632,592,395. The total circulation was $331,613,268, of which$32,748,204 was secured by lawfulmoney and in process of retirement.The total bonds securing the circulated States, with a combined capitaltion was $98,829,064.The United States now has thelargest stock of gold coin and bullionthat it ever before held. During thepresent year it has been raisingsteadily, until the whole nowamounts to $478,108,300, about$76,000,000 greater than at the closeof 1889.Krupp's works at Essen employsmore men than ony other works inthe whole of Germany. It has aforce of 44,087 workmen in all. TheHamburg American line at Hamburg, has 14,643; the North GermanLloyds, at Bremen, 11,200 hands;the Vulcan ship yards at Settin7,208 workmen.The entire number of pupils in allschools public and private, lastyear in this country was 16,687,643.There are 101,058 young men andwomen in the universities and col| leges, 54,231 in schools of law, medicine and theology, 67,538 in normalschools, 70,950 in business school?,23,501 in reform schools, 97,737 inkindergartens.H. C. Baddington, with a numberof explorers, who are now in Mexico,report that they bare seen. Mexico'sSEATTLE, WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1900.long-lost city. They were led to thespot w rhere the city could be seen byan Indian guide. It is declared byBaddington that the lost city isnothing more than a mirage of somedeserted town in the mountains ofthat country, and not an inhabitedwealthy city, as travelers have beenso often told while touring thewilds of Mexico.Corn oil, vulcanized, forms thebasis of a substitute for rubber. Thissubstitute, compounded with 60 percent, commercial rubber, is used inrubl>er boots, linoleum, wheel tires,blankets and other articles. Crudecorn oil has been used in the manufacture of toilet soap. Rectified, it isclear as alcohol, and is the base of asubstitute for olive oil. Corn stalkpitch is of value in making paper,varnish, films, imitation silks, andguneotton and other explosives.Dave E. Littel, of McConnellsville, Pa,, has been a stage driverthere for the past fifteen years. During all those years Littel has carriedover 13,000 passengers across theCove mountain. He has crossed themountain in his daily trips over9,319 times, has driven 96,600 miles,and has lived on the road and on thecoaen 3,000 days of ten hours each.During all this time he has nevermissed connections with the trainson the other side of the mountain.In days to come, the world willcrowd to see Mme. Patti's autographfan, says a London newspaper, jThough comparatively plain, it isone of the few objects that gathervalue as time rolls on. Even nowmany of the signatures written across ]the dainty piece of chicken skincould not be repeated. The lateEmpress of Austria, Alexander 11. of ,Russia, the old German EmperorWilliam I.—to these three signaturesnow attach a pathetic interest, the ,more so when it is remembered that jthe first two died by the hand of anassassin. Mme. Patti was even for- 1tunate enough to obtain not onlythe signature, but a long sentence in <our own sovereign's beautiful flow- jing handwriting: "If King Lear 'spoke the truth when he said that a jsweet voice was the most preciousgift a woman can possess, you, my (dear Adelina, must be the richest jwoman in the world."During the last fiscal year Attorney General Griggs says' the UnitedStates supreme court docketed 370appellate cases and disposed of 371,leaving 303 cases still pending. OnJuly 1, 1899, there were 3,137 convicts in the various prisons and reformatories of the country, against2,898 at the close of the last fiscalyear. Of the 17,033 criminal prosecutions terminated during the lastyear, 197 were prosecutions underthe customs laws, in which therewere IS6 convictions: 6,275 underthe internal revenue law, in whichthere were 3,749 convictions; 1,153under postoffice laws, in which therewere 772 convictions; 6 under naturalization acts, in which there were4 discontinued and 2 nol pros;9(53 under the intercourse laws, inwhich there were 630 convictions;20(5 under the pension laws, inwhich there were 145 convictions;53 for embezzlement, in which therewere 32 convictions; 8,180 miscellaneous prosecutions, in which therewere 4,880 convictions.An exchange has the following tosay about the Democratic delegatesto the late state convention in NewYork state: "Of sixty-five delegatesfrom Kings county to the Democratic state convention at Syracuse in1898, all were Roman Catholic except three, and a large proportion ofRomanists were on the delegations tothe same convention from othercounties. The state committee ofthe Democratic party in 1898 comprised fifty-six members, thirty-sixof whom were Catholics. The newexecutive committee for the yearwas composed of eleven members,nine of whom at least were Catholics.There are not over 25,000 Catholicvoters in the Republican party inthe state of New York. The influence of the Romish church, despitethe demands of Bishop Ireland, wasused through every source to accomplish the defeat of McKinley. At apublic meeting held under the auspices of the Democratic party inBrooklyn November 2, 1900, it waspublicly proclaimed by r a speakerthat 'Bryan would be elected, because the Catholics are going to votesolidly for him.' They certainlykept the pledge, so far as the vote ofNew York City was concerned. Buttheir pernicious activity, and Croker's sublimated gall, aroused the dormant spirit of Americanism, whichburied Bryan under an avalanche ofballots, and sent Croker flying toEurope, the worst beaten and mo*disappointed man in all the Tammany outfit.Telephone Main 305 for deskroom. €H*tmJu«t,m iJIBOn Account of Seattle's "WideOpen Policy."Langdon, a Well-Known Gambler,Shoots Shank, a Fellow Gamier, in a House of Hell SeatonMurders His Family — LocalLines of InterestThe wide open policy that hasbeen pursued in this city for the lastfive years is certainly giving the citizens a full reward for such a ruinouspolicy. No less than four murders,and a# many more attempted murders, have been committed duringthe pa^t two weeks in and about Seattle, and the number of holdups androbberies is almost innumerable.Last Friday night the lower end ofthe city was startled at the apparentwillful shooting down of Edward K.Shank by William E. Langdon.Shank's dying words were to the effect that I^angdon shot him becausehe (Shank) would not loan Langdon $50 to meet a financial obligation. Both of these men were professional gamblers, and lived bytheir "wits." Mr. Shanks has beenrUnning a gambling house since thewide open policy first went into effect, and Langdon, the murderer,has been living by his wits in gambling houses the same length of time.Whether or not a jury will findLangdon guilty of murder, manslaughter, or of any crime whatever,remains to be seen, but certain it isthat a man's life has been taken,and to those not acquainted with thefacts, it would seem willfully taken.Mr. Shanks bears a splendid reputation, that is, so far as a professionalgambler can; and the same may be?aid of Langdon. At the coroner'sinquest last Monday afternoon it wasrleclarod that Langden killed Shankin self-defense, but the prosecutingattorney is not satisfied with such adecision, and will therefore file anii'i->nnation again-t Langdori beforei justice of the peace, which trialwill come up early next week.Perhaps the most diabolical deedthat has ever been perpetrated byhuman hands\ in this community atleast, was committed by WilliamSeaton, a young man, in South Seattle, last Thursday evening, while in* fit of insaneness, su]>erinduced byi fit of jealousy. Seaton, who hadapparently determined to exterminate the members of his family, beganhis bloody work last Thursday evening, and as a result his uncle, DanielRichards, was instantly killed, andhis two little neices were so badlywounded that it was thought for atime they could not recover. Seaton declares that his intentions wereto exterminate the entire family, andthen commit suicide, but says hedid not have nerve enough to cimmit the latter act, although hehad began his work well, so hethought, in exterminating his family. No cause for his brutality isknown, and he himself declares thathe is perfectly sane. He has; beenheld to the superior court for murder in the first degree, and if justicedoes not miscarry he will be the firstman for many years to stretch hempin King county.Councilman Blake has started outto make war on the vices of this city,and in the city council every Mondayevening his- voice can be heard introducing ordinances of some kind,all of which have a tendency to exterminate some of* the vices withwhich this city is now overrun. Inthe Post-Intelligencer last Sundaya whole page was devoted to thegambling hell holes and the femaledives north of Yesler way, in whichthe young men of this city are dailyled to ruin. Believing this an opportune time to have the city council pass acts prohibiting such an awful state of affairs, Mr. Blake took upthe work on Monday evening in thecity council and proposed that allside entrances to saloons, all privategrill rooms and boxes to saloons, andall other places which seclude thefrequenters of those places from thepublic gaze, be wiped out of existence, and that persons entering saloons for drink, whether they bemale or female, young or old, becompelled to drink at the open bar,just the same as the men; that thedoors of saloons be thrown open thesame as other business houses, andno secrecy be connected therewith. Ifsuch resolutions are ]>assed and putinto effect, they will go a long waytoward eradicating the vices that arenow to be found in every quarter ofthe down town section of the city, aswell *» Rome of the up town sections.Recently the preachers of this citymet and held a meeting and discussed the moral situation of thiscity, which they found to be in amost deplorable state, and in connection with the Temperance Leaguedecided to meet in the near futureand formulate some plans wherebythey could attack the vices that areso common in the city at present.If it seems to meet the public's approval a mass meeting will be heldin Armory hall in the near future,and the matter fully and freely discussed by the business and professional men of the city. It is hopedby the preachers to so agitate thimatter as to make it absolutely necessary that the city authorities, themayor and the police be compelledto take hold of it and extinguish itinstanter. Inasmuch as the mayorand the police are all powerful inregulating the social vices in thiscity, they must be reached, and ifthey cannot be reached throughcommon reason and good judgment,they must be reached by otheimeans, and it is hoped by thepreachers that the coming massmeeting will be so pronounced thatthey will heed the warning.Delegates to the good roads convention, which was recently held inChicago, returned last Thursday tothe city and were well pleased withthe work of the convention. CityEngineer Thomson, SuperintendentLittell and Councilman James represented the city of Seattle, andothers, and they reported muchjood work as having been done.No city in the United States isloing as much internal improvement at present as Seattle. Notwithstanding the fact that there are;o many private residences, either in;he course of erection or contemplated, that the lumber mills hereibouts are totally unable to saw theumber sufficiently fast to supplyhe demand, still there are extensiveitreet improvements to be begun atmcc. At the city council meetingast Monday it was decided to ex>end $150,000 within the next year>n street improvements alone. Ifhe Muran Bros. Company are successful in getting that government•ontract. it will mean the expendiurv of a million dollars more, andhe many other public imprcAeinetn•ontemplated in the city all indicatehat laboring men are to reap a barest in this city in the very near fuure such as they never dreamed of.If the city of Seattle has not beenield up by the three daily papers fophe next yearly printing contract,uch would so appear. Perhaps TheRepublican is wrong, but it strikesis that the bids sent in by all three>f the daily papers, for the city'sHinting, were thoroughly undertood by the proprietors of each ofhe papers before they were sent inmd that some kind of an agreement>r understanding was previously enereri into by them. It will be renembered that some years ago thePinies and the Xews entered into a•ollusion to rob the city of Seattle>ut of $5.500, and it was then thatHie Seattle Republican came to theaty*S rescue and did the work for|600, thereby saving to the taxpayers $4,900. However, the city charter has so fixed this matter that it isnow impossible for any other paperexcept an established daily to saythe city from being robbed by anyagreement entered into by the existing daily papers. Now let Councilman Muldoon and Councilman Nann do some thinking and save thetax payers some of that money theypromised to save them when theywere candidates for election.It ought to be a source of a princely premium for the Seattle authorities to permit, the footpads,the holdups, the highwaymen andthe murderers to operate at theirown sw^eet will in this city. Such favors should not be forgotten, and wofeel sure that they are financiallyappreciated, by the thugs at least.Councilman Taylor ought to haveknown, as long as he has been amember of the city council, thatthere is no ordinance prohibiting'side entrances'' and private boxes tosaloons in Seattle. His assertionthat "it is the duty of the council topass an ordinance, if there is not onein existence, . preventing such,"seems to us rather a peculiar remark.If he believes such a thing, then,why. in heaven's name, did he notoffer one then and there? No oneknows better than Councilman Taylor that these side entrances and private boxes to saloons are but hellholes for the purpose of ruining theyoung of this city, and he should atthe first opportunity introduce anordinance closing them.Health Officer McKechnie says forNovember there were 63 deaths inthe city of Seattle, distributed as follows: Tuberculosis, 7; diphtheria,1; scarlet fever, 1; erysipelas, 1; cirrhosis of the liver, 1; inanition, 1:senility, 2; sarcoma, 1; tumor, 1; abscess, 1; autointoxication, 1; pernicious anaemia, 1; abscess of liver1; carcinoma, 1; peritonitis, 3; diseases of the respiratory system, 5diseases of the digestive system, 5of the circulatory system, 4; of th(nerves, 5; of the genito-urinary system, 7; and from violence, 7. Thirtycases of infectious diseases, includingtyphoid fever and tubercolisis, werereported as existing during .themonth. Four cases of diphtheriawere reported and two of smallpox.An unknown Italian committedsuicide in the Dereg hotel last Wednesday morning. He had no friendsor acquaintances in the city, and being out of money it is supposed thathe committed the rash act from despondency. .Charles Gilford, a wood dealer inthis city, was drowned in the bay inNorth Seattle last Wednesday.The linemen's strike of the telephone company has been declaredoil' and an amicable settlement hasbeen made between the company andthe men. The men are to receive$2.75 per day and price and a halffor all overtime.The body of John Harder wasfound floating in the bay one daythis week, and Coroner Sparling isof the opinion that he met his deathoy accidental drowning.Isadore Schopps, the slayer ofG ustave Hager, which deed was committed in this city in 1898, sincewhich time' Schopps has been coniined in the Medical Lake asylum,the jury having found that he wasinsane at the time of the killing, issoon to be released, as Superintendent Me Lain says he is perfectly rational —in tact, has never beenanything else, in his opinion.'. AT THE THEATERS.The- Grand Opera House.Scientists and electricians cannotagree upon the number of volts thatare necessary to cause a cessation oflife in the human body.' Some claimthat an excessive shock is more aptto cause incineration than instantaneous death, but if they would turntheir attention.to prolonging and increasing the pleasures of life, thepublic would hail the. result .withmore satisfaction. For instance theelectricity generated in a wave oflaughter is after all the most pleasant shock, and to see a large assembly moved by a current of uncontrollable mirth while witnessing Fitzand Webster's musical comedy "ABreezy Time," which will be the attraction for the week at the GrandOpera House, commencing with theSunday matinee, places beyond dispute the fact that large colts oflaughter are far better than volts ofelectricity.Third Avenue Theater."The Defaulter" and "MonteCristo" are the attractions next weekat the Third Avenue theater. Commencing with a matinee next Sunday, December 16," the first four performances will be devoted to Lincoln J. Carters great sensationalmelodrama "The Defaulter." Carter's plays are always favorites withThird Avenue theater audiences, and"The.Defaulter" is one of the bestplays that Mr. Carter has produced.Owing to the large company required to produce it, the play has neverbeen seen in the West but once."Monte Cristo,"; with R. E.French in the title role, supportedby Russell and Drew's company, willbe the bill the last three nights of'the week. No better play was everwritten than "Monte Cristo." Itstands at the head of all romanticmelodramas, and is now enjoying animmense run in New York. TheThird Avenue production will be avery elaborate one.The Seattle Theater.The Hermanns are well known fortheir mastery of magic. This namewas first made prominent by CarlHerrmann in the early forties. Hevisited every civilized city in theworld, and amassed a great fortune.Since his demise the name has beenperpetuated by Alexander, hisyounger brother, and Leon, anephew. Both Alexander and Leonmade their debut as assistants toCarl. Leon, the present Herrmann,is the most remarkable man of mystery the world has produced in thelast decade. His marvelous sleightof hand and sensational illusions area revelation to modern theater-goers.The most difficult and impossiblefeats are nightly performed with agrace and finish that astounds admirers of legerdemain. The presseverywhere has been lavish in praiseof this famed Prince of Darkness.The great Herrmann will appear atthe Seattle theater three nights nexiweek.HOLIDAY GOODS, Denny-Coryell Co., 716 First avenue.Desk room for rant, 714 3rd A*ePRICE FIVE CENTS;BROTHERI IS BLACK-• Under Critical Observation ini the United States.iThe Disfranchising of Him HasAlready Begun to Re-act on theWhites of Mississippi andLouisiana — Other Mention ofHim.! While Georgia is agitating the enactment of a law to disfranchise herNegro population, it will be wise tothink well before passing such a law.All unjust measures passed to affecta weaker race will inevitably recoilupon the heads of the promoters.Louisiana and Mississippi are nowgrappling with the serious problemof how to raise money for their public schools and how to get the whitepeople to vote in elections. In framing laws to disfranchise the Negrothey overstepped themselves and.have disfranchised their own people.Mississippi enacted a law that allmen who are able to read and writemust pay their taxes two years inadvance of an election in order to beeligible to vote.. The Negroes, having nothing to. inspire them to cast, their ballot, stopped paying taxes,and were disfranchised. The whites,seeing-they had no opposition inelections," also stopped paying theirtaxes, and the state is minus justthat much revenue to help defraythe expenses of running the government.Louisiana made the same mistakethat Mississippi did, only in a littledifferent form, but now both of themare struggling in the coils of this terrible leviathan and are trying to free ,themselves from its death-grip; butalas for their efforts! it is more thanthey can do. It is impossible to freethemselves without also freeing theNegro and giving him a man'schance in the race of life.Other states should take warning from "the condition of the -twoabove named states arid go slow'about the disfranchising business or'this; disfranchising business will re- {!act to their detriment and makethem ashamed to be called Americancitizens. —Colored Exchange.PERSONAL.Mr. George H. Grose is visiting inPortland, Or., this week and is expected home Sunday afternoon.Mrs. D. 11. Leonard and her littledaughter, Lillie 8., will leave Saturday morning for their former homein Mississippi. Mrs. Leonard hasbeen in the city for the past fivemonths, and has made a number offriends since she has been here, allof whom regret very much to havaher leave. Mrs. Leonard's mother, is •quite ill and her presence is neededat home.' , ' , „ „ TT ■Mr. and Mrs. George H. Grosehave moved to their home on EastOlive street and Twenty-third avenue, where they will be pleased tomeet their many friends.The Republican again appeals toyou to settle your subscription. forthe paper before the close .of thisyear, it takes money to run a paper,and if you are a subscriber to TheRepublican, your part counts just asmuch as the other man's. It takes itall to carry on the business, and forthat reason we trust you will consider it a duty on your part to eithercome or send the price of your subscription to this office at once.H" ''■ Corn meal, hominy, hulled corn,cream of maize, granulated corn ;meal, canned green corn, cannedhulled corn, maizena, samp, • degerminated samp, cream meal, self-raising pancake flour, quick malt, brew- .ers' grits, husks for mattresses, cellulose for packing the cofferdams ofbattleships," paper stock preparedfrom corn stalks, degefminated brewers' meal, Bourbon whisky, alcohol,bolted corn meal, hulled corn meal,feed of ground " blades, stalks andcobs; varnish, cob pipes, corn lagerbeer, table sirup, popcorn, table.; grits, British gum, salves, laundry1 starch, table starch, frumentum.flaked hominy, gum paste, corn oil,' vulcanized corn oil, oil cake, grapesugar, gluten, feed, glucose, confectioners' crystal glucose and confectioners' paste.HOLIDAY GOODS, Denny-Cory. ell Co., 716 First avenue.